Notus got up, took the straw from the cup, and walked out of the restaurant.As soon as Ruth left the restaurant, she saw a familiar Rolls-Royce parked outside. Abel had just gotten out of the car when he saw her hurrying over.“Are you okay?”When she heard his voice, Ruth felt a little better and shook her head. “I’m fine.”Abel looked up behind her, and his cold eyes flashed with sharpness.They got into the Rolls-Royce, and the car rejoined the traffic.Inside the car, Abel’s expression was dark as he silently narrowed his eyes.Ruth had been angry, but seeing him like this, she could not hold on to her anger. She said, “It’s fine. I just had a meal with him. He’s a reputable person, after all. He wouldn’t have done anything to me in public. I sent you a message because I was worried that you would pick me up from work for nothing.”Abel pursed his lips and asked, “Why was he looking for you?”At this, Ruth was also a little puzzled. “I don’t know. He just asked some baf
The car drove into Kingsland Manor residential area.Abel was about to follow Ruth inside when Eilam called him. He took the call in the courtyard.Eilam respectfully delivered his report. “Mr. Blakewell, Notus just asked Mrs. Blakewell out for a meal and took a used straw with him to the hospital.”Abel frowned. “Which hospital?”“It’s a private hospital under Lovehart Corporation. It has a DNA testing center.”The sudden silence made Eilam nervous. When he first saw Notus’s behavior, it was a little hard to explain. He kept thinking that this man was some kind of pervert.Who in their right mind would steal a straw used by a woman?However, when Eilam saw Notus enter the hospital and toward the DNA center, he thought of all the things that Abel had asked him to investigate, and an unbelievable thought came to mind.At the same time, he realized that he had missed the best time to stop Notus...“Get Charlie to help you. I don’t want that DNA test report to be in his hands,”
Abel said, “It’s on the news.”Ruth was speechless. She had underestimated Leroy’s ambition.She thought that, after she had given him that warning, Callum would restrain himself a little. Unexpectedly, Leroy was the one instead who made the first move. After she announced her new release, not only was there no surprise, but the situation also became awkward…“Is this the theme set by Lockton Corporation?” Abel asked again.Ruth came back to her senses and tilted her head to look at him. “I mean, he does represent Lockton Corporation, so I suppose so, yes.”Abel was speechless.He put down the blueprint and was about to say something when he caught a whiff of perfume. He reflexively tilted his head to avoid it.Ruth’s fist came swinging at him again without any mercy.“I’ll tell you if I win this time!” she said.Abel dodged her leisurely. “If you don’t want to tell me, you should have just said so.”Ruth had started doing this recently. She would suddenly launch an attack an
Abel stared at her with his deep black eyes.He had never thought that he could go easy on her for the sake of his sexual happiness.Ever since they fought that night, Ruth had been looking for opportunities to get back at him. They had not been physically intimate for quite a while. When he tried to get close to her, she would suddenly launch a sneak attack.Because of the car race last time, Abel discovered that she hated it when people disrespected their opponents and played dirty, which he had reflected on.He was respectful of her principles, and when the two of them sparred, he never once thought about going easy on her. He took her seriously in every match. But later, he realized that she did not seem to like this.When she was unhappy, he could only quietly hug her to sleep and not let his mind run into the gutter.However, during that last spar just now, he suddenly realized that this was her true intention. It was just a small scuffle and not a real brawl.In other wor
Ah! She did mention that she would not go easy on someone just for sex.Abel was saying that he was!So that was it! He was put on a dry spell for too long and was taking revenge for it. These thoughts crossed Ruth’s mind, and she soon fell asleep.......The night grew darker, and the winter air grew chillier. Even the dim streetlamps could not dispel the cold.In the private hospital, Notus sat in the VIP lounge and waited for several hours. A power outage happened in the middle of the night, and the internet was temporarily cut off. Then, the equipment malfunctioned once.It was not an easy wait, but when he got the results, it was not what he had expected.Ruth’s DNA test results showed several similarities to his, but they were not biologically related, which meant that they were not father and daughter.Notus held the test results and stood in the lounge with a blank expression.During his wait, he could not control his excitement. It was not an anxious feeling, but ra
Notus’s empty eyes gradually regained their focus when he heard this.That was true. Since he had a very strong hunch, why bother with the investigation?Perhaps he just wanted to feel at ease! After all, it had been so many years…However, it was fine if Rose wanted to avoid him, but what right did the Blakewell family have to stop him from finding his daughter? Especially Abel, he had no right to interfere!“How’s Lockton Jewelry’s competition going? I heard that Ruth and Callum are clearly against each other. One supports Leroy Rowland, and the other supports Seema, correct?”“Yes, Leroy and Seema’s new works have received widespread attention, especially Leroy’s. The spokesperson for his works is Miss Luna, and they will be released during the Lovehart family’s public press conference.”Notus frowned and did not speak for a while.The bodyguard continued, “Leroy is under Mr. Sean’s control. He is also in cahoots with Miss Luna to use this matter as a springboard to fame.”U
“Alright, come to my place. I’m not going to the office today,” Ruth said.“Okay!”After she hung up, Ruth stretched and sat up. She saw that Abel was at the door and was looking at her calmly.Ruth was surprised for a moment. When she recollected herself, her expression instantly turned cold.“You didn’t go to work? When did you come in? You didn’t even knock.”“I got Mrs. Greenwell to make your favorite seafood egg custard,” Abel answered.Ruth gulped. She did feel a little hungry. But she still could not forgive him for last night! Her back was still sore, and her legs were weak...“There’s also pot stickers and pork ribs. Get up and eat breakfast first. We’ll talk about work later.” As Abel spoke, he helped her take out a set of clothes. He stood by the bed and glanced at her indifferently. “Do you need help?”Ruth wrapped herself tightly in the blanket and glowered at him. “No way! Get out, I don’t want to see you for a day!”Abel sat down by the bed and tried to coax her
After breakfast, Dulcie and Alex arrived together with Demi. Apollo had tagged along for fun.Ruth sat on the carpet and turned on her laptop. She glanced at Apollo in disdain. “Why are you here? Aren’t you busy today?”Ever since Ruth exposed him, Apollo stopped hiding his feelings. “My vacation isn’t over yet, so I’ll go wherever Demz goes!”Demi resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She looked down at the hand on her waist and gave him a warning look.Apollo approached with a smile and explained in a whisper, “Abel and Sis are my parents’ spies. They’ll tell them how we interact! Please cooperate with me!”Demi fidgeted uncomfortably. “But that means I would be acting and lying to my best friends. It’s too shameless.”Apollo changed his tone to sound even more charming. “Can’t you just treat it as though it’s real?”Demi stared at him in shock. She did not quite understand what he meant.For some reason, because of this sentence, her heart skipped a beat involuntarily, and her
Galen stood nervously at the side. At first, he wanted to step in and help, but he held himself back.In the end, he gave up and watched the fight.The more he watched, the more startled he was.Despite her delicate frame, her moves were calculated and ruthless.Many of her moves were lethal.She was a young woman who was loved. She was pampered and adored by everyone. How was such a person so ruthless in combat?It was as if she often fought to the death…Mr. Watson was shaken as well. He covered his neck with one hand, while his other hand hung limply by his hand. He looked at Lily in shock. His other hand hung weakly by his side. He looked at Lily in shock.How could such a small and delicate-looking person possess such strength? Was she really the heiress of the Cavendish family?“Do you want to verify it? The wounds match with the one who attacked me. I broke his right wrist on the spot, though. After that, I didn’t wait for reinforcement to come. I moved immediately an
Her hand paused while hefting the silver fork.Ruth’s husband was really very considerate. He loved her sister truly and everyone in her family.She decided to find a boyfriend like him for herself in the future.“I definitely will!” She thought.She stood in the spacious living room and looked at the man beside Galen who wanted to get to the bottom of this investigation. Her fingers tightened on the fork. “Words might not be enough to explain. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you give this a try?”Galen had not reacted when Charles spoke, nor when Abel had talked about switching it to a blunt weapon, but he definitely did now. “Nonsense!” he said sternly and stood up.Lily’s fighting spirit was ignited, but his stern rebuke deflated half of it. “Why not? Is it now allowed? You said attacking a police officer wasn’t allowed, didn’t you?”“He doesn’t count!” Galen said with disdain.Lily’s aggressive stance was completely deflated. “Well… if he doesn’t count, then his skills
The seemingly innocent question was directed at the young police officer.He looked troubled.Her delicate appearance did not help.The young police officer turned to the stern-faced man beside Galen for some help. The man pursed his thin lips and spoke in a deep voice.“Your Excellency… Madam… the nature of this case is severe, but the process of investigation is smooth. If your daughter doesn’t reveal the whole truth, it’ll be difficult for us to reach the crux of the issue. I assume that you don’t just want the result from this investigation but also the truth?”His firm voice was authoritative yet respectful.Charles turned to look at him. His brown eyes were calm, and he was sizing up this person.The police officer’s cold demeanor momentarily faltered. He quickly looked away and did not dare look him in the eye. “We’re just following procedures. To prevent this matter from escalating further, we hope for your cooperation.”He sounded intimidated yet resolute. It seemed
He was already determined to stake everything on his plan.“Right,” Lily said, “What about those bodyguards assigned to protect me? How were they swapped?”“Abel offered them ten times the price and bribed the group of bodyguards hired by Denver. The two poor people were taken down. The rest were replaced by our own people,” said Galen icily.Lily was shocked. She looked at him and then at Abel, who was driving calmly.Ruth looked at her husband with the same shocked face.So, this was how money made the world go round!When Denver had transferred money to that company, Lily had caught wind of it, but it seemed Abel had found out even sooner.He had already made arrangements to take drastic measures.“Don’t they have any morals? I heard that those kinds of organizations have principles. They won’t willingly betray the ones who employed them,” said Ruth.“As long as it’s not a terrorist organization, every organization needs connections. William’s group was already in dire stra
It was mainly because Denver clearly fabricated an alibi. But he had appeared on the scene and had been taken away.It was indeed quite puzzling.At that point, everyone looked at Abel in confusion.Abel looked straight ahead and did not speak. He only spoke when he was asked directly.“The father and son lost because they didn’t know each other’s motivations. It’s easy to bribe their people to send a message to the other and get them to the scene…”Before they set off, Sean received news that Denver was going all out and wanted to go down with Lily in the manor in the suburbs.Sean did not doubt it because Denver had been acting increasingly strange recently.He was transferring his assets and buying and renovating manors. It was as though he was prepared for death.He had even arranged for his funeral.Afraid that his son was taking things too hard, he put down whatever he was doing and rushed over to the scene.Since that was taken care of, it was easy to deceive Denver af
“See what you are doing? What if something happens to your sister?”Charles was not known for showing affection or caring about people outright.However, when his daughter cried and threw a tantrum, he could not stop himself.Charles stood by Lily without hesitation and scolded Abel for his incompetence.Ruth was originally filled with resentment and wanted to vent it out on Abel too, but when she saw that the father and daughter duo had joined forces to attack her husband, half of her resentment dissipated.With four bodyguards that had been arranged to deal with two outsiders, coupled with Lily’s abilities, her life was indeed not in danger…She glanced at Lily hesitantly. At this moment, Galen had cleaned up all the stains on her palm.Other than the redness between her thumb and index finger, she did not seem too badly hurt.All the resentment was gone. In fact, she was even a little protective. “Why did you have to deal with the four bodyguards?” Lily lowered her head an
Everyone was speechless.This discussion was fruitless. Everyone had their own opinions, and no one wanted to give in.In the end, Reina and the old man took a car, while Ruth, Abel, Charles, Galen Barker, and Lily got into another.The fire slowly died down.The cars left one after another.After Mr. Lockton got into the car, his cloudy eyes became shrewd. He asked his daughter, “Do you think that police officer is also interested in Lily?”Otherwise, why would he be so active and rush to the front? Why would he find such a lousy excuse to be the one to drop her home?“I think so, but unfortunately, Lily doesn’t seem to be as interested as before,” Reina said helplessly.Otherwise, why would she reject such a good opportunity to get into his car?Wouldn’t she have acted pitiful enough to earn his sympathy to get into the car?Mr. Lockton frowned. He was in deep thought.The last time he had heard that his granddaughter had fallen in love with another man who happened to be
Also, she was sure that if it was Luna being attacked at that time, he would have helped her without hesitation.This man was just like Notus. He was stupid, stubborn, and hypocritical.The reason why she spoke on his behalf was that she could not stand Luna’s smug face. Even if she wanted to drag someone down, she had to ask first.It was just the truth. She would not die if she made that clear anyway.Luna’s smug look cracked as she stared fixedly at her. Her gaze shifted from doubt to resentment and unwillingness.Aquilo was not surprised when Lily accused him. He knew that he had done something wrong. If not for Abel’s careful consideration, they would have died here today.However, he was quite surprised to hear her defend him.As he was handcuffed and escorted to the police car, he could not help but turn to look at her.“Lily…”Lily was about to walk to her car.She paused for a moment and turned to look at him calmly.Her usually playful eyes were indifferent at that
Aquilo opened his mouth but did not know what to say.Just then, a team of uniformed police officers rushed over to the scene to rescue the hostages.Looking at the people standing before them, they could not tell which ones were the hostages.Galen Barker walked over from behind and glanced at them. “What are you still standing here for? Get out quickly!”This manor had an ancient Sommersetese courtyard.The place where they were gathered was a small open space in the courtyard.After passing through the desolate artificial mountain pavilion, they arrived at the large courtyard outside the manor. There were many people gathered there, with many police cars parked nearby.A fire truck had also arrived.To Lily’s surprise, Sean Lovehart and his father were also there and were being escorted into the police car.When he saw her coming out, Denver’s face filled with hatred. He wanted to rush to her and strangle her. “You’ve got guts! You risked your life to drag us down with you!